Israeli Sovereignty Would Free Residents of the West Bank from Ottoman Law
Real consequences for those who live there.
August 7, 2020
An Archaeologist Argues That Ancient Statues Depict the Biblical God
But others disagree.
Often when the Hebrew Bible condemns the Israelites for worshipping idols, these are representations of pagan deities, especially the Levantine rain god Baal. But Moses also takes pains to remind the Jews that at Mount Sinai they “did not see an image, but only [heard] a voice” (Deuteronomy 4:12), suggesting the possibility that they might be tempted to make graven images of the Lord Himself. Yosef Garfinkel, comparing three recently discovered 10th-century figurines with two discovered previously, believes he has found evidence of just that:
August 7, 2020
Congress Gutted a Plan to Keep American Funds Out of the Hands of Hizballah
Just days before an attempted attack on Israel.
Remembering the Plight of Iranian Christians
The county’s fastest-growing religious group.
An Archaeologist Argues That Ancient Statues Depict the Biblical God
But others disagree.
The Zagreb Synagogue and the Story of Balkan Jewry
The ongoing struggle to erect a memorial.